BREBBIA
John

• 1. Early life and amateur career

John Fulboam Brebbia (born May 30, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He played college baseball for Elon University. The New York Yankees selected Brebbia in the 30th round of the 2011 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017, and pitched for them through 2019. He had Tommy John surgery in 2020.

Early life and amateur career

Brebbia grew up in Sharon, Massachusetts, and attended Sharon High School through his junior year. He transferred to Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida, for his senior year to improve his chances of earning a college baseball scholarship. As a senior at Wellington, he had a 10–1 win–loss record with a 0.83 earned run average (ERA), and recorded an 18-strikeout game.

After graduating from Wellington, Brebbia attended Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, where he was a pitcher for the Elon Phoenix baseball team. During his freshman year, Brebbia helped the Phoenix secure an at-large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. In 2011, his junior year, he went 7–1 with a 1.76 ERA in 27 relief appearances. He was named 2011 First Team All-Southern Conference. In 2010 and 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.